Rep. Alcee Hastings
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District HD-FL-20
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 83
Sponsored Legislation
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Family Crisis Cash Assistance Act [HB-8387]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
Provides funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program within 30 days that provides monthly cash-assistance payments to low- and moderate-income households during economic downturns or disasters. This funding is exempt from sequestration, a process of automatic spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals. During any month the Department of Labor determines that a state or territory is in an economic downturn or the Federal Emergency Management
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 09/24/2020
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Jenna Quinn Law [HB-8396]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Allows the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs. The grants may be awarded for a period of up to five years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Introduced In House on 09/24/2020
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Science in Blood Donation Act of 2020 [HB-8168]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Human Rights ]
[Food ]
To require the guidance of the Food and Drug Administration on reducing the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis A, and hepatitis B transmission by blood and blood products (including the donor history questionnaire) to be based on an individual risk assessment of sexual behaviors upon which all donors are evaluated equally, without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 09/04/2020
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Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent. [HR-1153]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Health ]
This resolution condemns the performance of unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their informed consent and recognizes the need for additional accountability, oversight, and transparency to protect individuals from such medical procedures while they are in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It also calls on the Department of Homeland Security to fully cooperate with investigations about, and take other actions related to, medical procedures in one of its detention centers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Considered Under The Provisions Of Rule H. Res. 1164. on 10/02/2020
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Frontline Heroes Act [HB-8441]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
To establish certain protections and benefits for front line workers, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 09/29/2020
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Condemning the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and calling for a robust United States and international response. [HR-1145]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
This resolution condemns the apparently purposeful poisoning of Russian anti-corruption activist and opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The resolution urges the United States to support efforts to investigate the poisoning of Navalny and to investigate whether the poisoning constitutes use of a chemical weapon by Russia in contravention of international law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Mr. Espaillat Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution, As Amended. on 11/18/2020
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Puppy Protection Act of 2019 [HB-2442]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requires the Department of Agriculture to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. Specifically, the standards must require dog dealers to provide to dogs adequate housing, exercise, and veterinary care; appropriate and nutritious food; continuous access to potable water; and meaningful socialization with humans and compatible dogs for at least 30 minutes each day. The standards must also include requirements for breeders to use safe breeding
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 05/16/2019
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Taxpayer Fairness for Resource Development Act of 2019 [HB-4364]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Mining ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain adjustments to the fiscal terms for fossil fuel development and to make other reforms to improve returns to taxpayers for the development of Federal energy resources, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/24/2019
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Cottage Homes to Improve Lives for Dependents (CHILD) Act [HB-8443]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Housing ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to provide for the placement of a foster child in a cottage home, and to make a child so placed eligible for foster care maintenance payments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Introduced In House on 09/30/2020
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Condemning the practice of politically motivated imprisonment and calling for the immediate release of political prisoners in the Russian Federation and urging action by the United States Government to impose sanctions with respect to persons responsible for that form of human rights abuse. [HR-958]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
This resolution condemns political imprisonments in Russia and calls on Russia to release its political prisoners. The resolution also urges the United States to advocate for the release of such prisoners and to identify the Russian officials responsible for their imprisonment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Mr. Engel Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution, As Amended. on 12/03/2020